NDS8 LTD
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2019-04-02📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2019-04-02🏁Company dissolved
- 2019-01-15📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-01-04📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2018-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-02-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs NDS8 LTD
- 2016-12-29➕BROUGHTON, Mark Charles Keyworth appointeddirector
- 2016-12-29➕HEYWOOD, Timothy Coote appointeddirector
- 2016-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2019-04-02
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Charles Keyworth Broughton Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/12/2016 |
Mr Timothy Coote Heywood Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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